Microsoft and Cray, an unholy matrimony

fetusbear writes: ZDnet writes: "Microsoft and Cray are set to unveil on September 16 the Cray CX1, a compact supercomputer running Windows HPC Server 2008. The pair is expected to tout the new offering as "the most affordable supercomputer Cray has ever offered," with pricing starting at $25,000." Although this would be the lowest cost hardware ever offered by Cray, it would also be the most expensive trash^H^H^H^H^Hdesktop ever offered by Microsoft.